Pic of the Day (above)
An Afghan workout.
Afghan National policemen train at a gym in a Gurkha patrol base in Nahr e Saraj village, in Helmand, on June 22, 2010. NATO faced setbacks in Afghanistan as US General Stanley McChrystal appeared to mock the White House, the British envoy took extended leave and casualties mounted in the anti-Taliban war.
Mood Swingometer
Today JOE has mostly been feeling…South African.
France are on the brink of being knocked out of the World Cup and we couldn’t be happier about that here in the JOE.ie office.
One over zealous journalist has even got a Bafana shirt on and has broken the vuvuzela-free zone by sneaking some kind of horn in here. Follow all the action with Shane Breslin on JOE’s Live tracker.
Tonight’s Telly
Pick of the night: Ireland’s Crime Capitals, TV3, 10.00pm.
TV3 are getting more and more into investigative type programmes. Journalist Donal MacIntyre reports on a gangland feud in Limerick which has claimed the lives of 13 people.
Sporting highlight: Live World Cup 2010, RTE2 & BBC1, from 7.00pm.
Greece v Argentina in Group B kicks-off at 7.30pm. Will Diego Maradona rest his stars tonight? We hope not. More goals please.
For World Cup news and to follow this match, click here.
Live Like JOE
File your own tax returns.
You’ve come home from Oz flat broke and miserable but your tax rebate offers a sliver of hope. Here’s how to avoid being ripped off. JOE journalist Robert Carry gives an account of his experience of dealing with a tax rebate company.
